Suspects caught in Thanksgiving Day holdup in Royal Oak

Oak Park police caught two armed robbery suspects linked to a Thanksgiving Day holdup in Royal Oak and one a few hours earlier in Eastpointe.

The Royal Oak victim had reported that a pair of black males armed with a handgun stole his cash and cell phone about 3 a.m. Thursday. The incident happened in a parking lot on the 100 block of Allenhurst near Main Street. The man told police the crooks fled in a red pickup truck.

When the responding officers relayed the information, it caught the attention of another Royal Oak officer who had seen a suspicious red pickup earlier in the night. The officer had taken note of the vehicle’s license plate number.

The description of the getaway vehicle and license plate was released to all departments in the area. A short time later, Oak Park police saw the red pickup and stopped it. The victim’s cell phone, some money and a handgun were inside the truck.

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The suspects were arrested for armed robbery and turned over to Royal Oak police.

During the vehicle search, police also found credit cards reported stolen from an armed robbery in Eastpointe that had occurred a few hours earlier.